Psalms 51:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 51:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 51:6 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 51:6 — KJV
“Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.”
— Psalms 51:6 (KJV)
Psalms 51:6 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
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Cross-References for Psalms 51:6
“And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke. eaten...: Heb. come to the inward parts of them”
Shares key themes with Psalms 51:6: inward, parts, part
“Then shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you;”
Shares key themes with Psalms 51:6: behold, truth, shalt
“Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?”
Shares key themes with Psalms 51:6: inward, parts, part
“But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 51:6: inward, parts, part
“The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 51:6: behold, parts, part
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